Yow shall neither plott, practise, nor consent, to any euill, or
hurt, against this Jurisdiction, or any part of it, nor against The
Civill Gouerment here established: And if you shall know any person
or persons w^{ch} intend, plott, or conspire anything, w^{ch} tends
to the hurt, or prjudice, of the same, you shall timely discouer the
same to Lawfull Authority here established, and you shall assist,
and be helpfull, in all the affaires of the Jurisdiction, and by all
meanes shall promoue the publique wellfare of the same, according to
yo^r place, abillity, and opportunity; you shall giue due hono^r to
the Lawfull Magistrats, and shall be obedient, and subject, to all
the wholesome Lawes, and Orders, allready made, or w^{ch} shall be
hereafter made, by Lawfull Authority afforesaide, and that both in
yo^r person, and estate, and when you shall be duely called, to giue
yo^r vote, or suffrage, in any Election, or touching any other
matter, w^{ch} concerneth this Common wellth, yow shall giue it, as
in yo^r conscience, you shall judg may conduse to the best good of
the same. [1639.]
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At A Gen. Court held att Newhaven the 3^d of Aprill 1644.
This day, a forme of an oath for the Governo^r and magistrats to
take, and another forme of an oath to be imposed upon all the
inhabitants w^thin this jurisdiction was propounded to the
consideratiō of the court, who, after some serious debate and
consideratiō rested satisfyed w^th the said formes. And therevpon
ordered thatt itt should be forthw^th putt in executiō, and whereas
the Governo^r doth shortly intend a journey to Stamforde on other
occasions, the Court desired him to improve thatt opportunity, both
at Stamforde and att Milford, for the giveing of the oath, and the
like att Guilforde in time convenient. Itt was further ordered thatt
no person or persons shall hereafter be admitted as an inhabitant in
this jurisdictiō or any of the plantations therein butt he or they
shall take the said oath vpon his or their admittance.
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On the 23 of June, 1644, The formes of two oathes were propounded to
the Court to be taken the next second day in the morning, by all the
inhabitants in this plantatiō, one of them is to be taken by all,
and the other by the Governo^r onely.
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Att a Gen^{rll} Court held att Newhaven the 1^t of July, 1644. The
Governo^r tooke this oath as followeth,
I [Theophilus Eaton] being att a Gen^{rll} Co^{rt} in October last,
chosen Governo^r w^thin Newhaven Jurisdictiō for a yeare then to
ensue, and vntill a new Governo^r be chosen, do sweare by the great
and dreadfull name of the ever living God, to promove the publique
good and peace of the same, according to the best of my skill, and
will allso maintaine all the lawfull priviledges of this
comōwealth, according to the fundamentall order and agreem^t made
for governm^t in this jurisdictiō, and in like manner will endeuo^r
thatt all wholsome lawes thatt are or shall be made by lawfull
authority here established be duely executed, and will further the
executiō of justice according to the righteous rules of Gods worde,
so help me God in o^r Lord Jesus Christ.
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